I'm back! :)

It has been a little while! We went on vacation and it was grand!

We were in good old Missouri for 2 weeks. We went to my best friend Faie's graduation in Springfield MO. She now has her Masters degree in school counseling. I'm so proud of her. I like that I have smart/educated friends who have accomplished something. I think those who are closest to you in life have a great affect on who you are and how you act. I'm also super excited that she is now living about 5 hours away from me so I plan to see her every long weekend I can! :)
After our time in Springfield we went back to our hometown. We mostly hung out with our parents. The last days of our vacation we went up to Shelbina, Shelbyville, and Bethel MO. I feel like I need to say all three towns since they are so small. I think less than 2,000 people in all three combined. We went up there for Pop's 70th birthday. It was supposed to be a surprise but they had to tell him about it to get him to get out of his house. I think that ALL of the grandkids showing up was a surprise though so it turned out really nice. I learned how to play 11 pt pitch (it's a card game.)  I typically don't like to play card games. I like more of the party board games that make you yell and sing or whatever else. Playing cards makes you think. I don't like to do that so much for fun. It stresses me out, plus I'm a sore loser. Hey, I just like to have smart friends. I never said I was smart. haha
It ended up being a rainy weekend and we were camping in a pop-up. We were also right next to the lake so it was pretty windy and cold. We still had a good time though, even made some s'mores. I didn't get to do three things that I wanted to though. I wanted to shoot some guns, go see Mim's grave and drive by her old house. I know it would have been bitter sweet. Maybe next time we'll have the time.
We didn't have our camera with us for the entire trip. :( Disappointed about that. Hopefully my mom can email me some and I can post a couple up.
That's the last two weeks in a nutshell! :) I hope all of you have been well!